HAPPENING NOW: Bob McDonnell sentencing
A jury in September convicted former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from a wealthy vitamin executive in exchange for helping promote his products.Bob McDonnell will be sentenced on 11 counts Tuesday, January 6.
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Opinion/Column: Leniency for McDonnell would send wrong signal - Opinion - The Daily Progress vjp.me/1vSOiDWby Vivian J. Paige via twitter 1/5/2015 2:28:08 PM -
by Peggy Fox via twitter retweeted by 13NickOchsner 1/6/2015 8:01:30 AM -
.@DPOpinion editorial: Former Gov. McDonnell's penance should be in service to the commonwealth he wronged bit.ly/1KfOcAV -
Nothing like a 5:15am wakeup call! I'm up early to head to Richmond to cover the sentencing of Bob #McDonnell. Updates on @13NewsNowby Nick Ochsner via twitter 1/6/2015 10:54:44 AM -
Heading to #rva in this snow for #McDonnell sentencing, so no more tweets. Even main #DC area roads rough right now http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6qLv9-IMAAbQaO.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 1/6/2015 11:36:36 AM -
Only one question here as a bonifide Va combat wounded Vet ! Why should his sentence be lowered? Really? -
McDonnell arrives at Federal Court for sentencing in corruption case http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6rapY1IcAAwFJs.jpg
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Judge lowers sentencing guideline range for #McDonnell to 6 ½ to 8 years in fed prison for corruption convictions live.wvec.com/Event/HAPPENIN… -
Complete Joke of the system. What about other politicians who have done the same? Where is their sentencing? Citizens of VA have failed you Gov. McDonnell.
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Character witnesses for #McDonnell are now taking the stand asking judge for leniency in sentencing of former Gov.
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Ask Jesse Jackson Jr about that one. Jackson is sitting in a Federal Penitentiary for much the same thing as McDonnell is accused of.
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So what can they say about McDonnell's character that being convicted of corruption didn't tell? Maybe he is rich, white and male and therefore should be given leniency?
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Judge now considering guidelines for Bob #McDonnell's prison sentence of 6.5-8 years. @wusa9by Peggy Fox via twitter 1/6/2015 4:31:36 PM
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Ex-Va. governor McDonnell to be sentenced today @13nickochsner gets the byline in USATODAY. usat.ly/1Ijhnz9 via @USATODAY -
Huge news day today. We have you covered on air & online. We'll tweet u the moment the judge hands down a decision. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6qrmwYIgAI1Rab.jpg
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AP says #McDonnell's friends & supporters, included former NFL standout Bruce Smith and several state lawmakers, are packed in courthouse.
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#McDonnell family members - including wife Maureen, also convicted of bribery - are in attendance as well. So is @13NickOchsner
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Give him 8. Let everyone know we don't tolerate corruption in VA! -
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Make an example out of him. Our government has been for sale to the highest bidder for too long. The Buck stops here. -
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#McDonnell says he will speak after today's sentencing at Fed Court in Richmond. @13NickOchsner is there. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B6rsCLsCEAASmRt.jpg
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O I almost forgot you have experience with getting in and out of trouble. Maybe you could give their son some help.
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So if he gets community time as requested will he actually do it. what about the appeal and if he goes to Haiti this 600 hours will they be 24 hours a day since he is not home -
I had to do 8 months of a 3 year sentence in the Norfolk jail for damaging someones truck over a $1000. .. one class 6 felony .. so he has 11 felony convictions .. well .. he needs to go to prison just like any other convict .. The court did not care about the fact I lived with my 84 year old father and looked out for him .. heck he went without heat for two months because a breaker was off .. I had letters of support etc. The court needs to lock him up, and then after that maybe he can do some community service and might have a different perspective of the justice system.
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He should do time in prison. Then he should be forced to live in Portsmouth and work a minimum wage job in Norfolk so he can feel the same pain he has caused with his crooked tunnel contract.
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